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Civil Wonder: Great Wall of China. The official length is 21 000km, age 2300 years, average height 8m with high points up to 13m and some parts of the wall is wide enough to drive on. The white water from rice was used in the mortar mixture and the Ming Dynasty spent 200 years to complete this monster structure that is standing strong to date.

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    Journalism exposes misuse of power. Democracy corrects misuse. The CCP protects misuse with secrecy. -- HONG KONG

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